The Wicked will be Judged (Genesis 19)
"for we are about to destroy this place, because their outcry has become so great before the Lord that the Lord has sent us to destroy it." - Gen 19:13
We have been reading about Sodom and Gomorrah and how wicked they were. In chapter 18, God tells Abraham that He will destroy the cities. Abraham questions God about the righteous. God promises that if there were ten righteous men, that the city would not be destroyed.
We see that the wickedness of Sodom was their sexuality. Remember in chapter two when God made man and woman, he designed them to have sexual relations between each other. We see in this chapter that homosexuality is evil in the sight of the Lord. God punishes the men of Sodom for their evil acts.
The question I have is whether or not Lot was considered to be righteous? When asked to give over of the two angels, Lot responses by offering has own daughters. It seems wrong to offer your daughters, he should have just said no. Lot also was unwilling to leave the city when he was warned about the destruction. I feel that the wickedness of the city had rubbed off a little upon Lot. We need to be careful that the wickedness of this world does not rub off on us. Read your Bible and spend time in prayer each day to keep your way righteous.
Lot agrees to flee to Zoar, but was told not to look back. His wife did and turned into pillar of salt, we can see she was sad to be leaving. This left him with a wife, and his daughters without husbands. His daughters plotted to have sex with their father so that their family line could continue. We see that even his daughters have an evil side to them. All this shows me two things. First, that God punishes those who act wicked, with the people in Sodom, Lot's wife, Lot, and his daughters. And secondly, that wickedness can rub off on the righteous. We need to protect ourselves from the wickedness of the world.
Verse of the day: " So teach us to number our days, That we may present to You a heart of wisdom." - Psalm 90:12
For your reading:
The Bible in One Year: Ezekiel 22-23 and 1 Peter 1
Daily Bread: Psalm 42
We have been reading about Sodom and Gomorrah and how wicked they were. In chapter 18, God tells Abraham that He will destroy the cities. Abraham questions God about the righteous. God promises that if there were ten righteous men, that the city would not be destroyed.
We see that the wickedness of Sodom was their sexuality. Remember in chapter two when God made man and woman, he designed them to have sexual relations between each other. We see in this chapter that homosexuality is evil in the sight of the Lord. God punishes the men of Sodom for their evil acts.
The question I have is whether or not Lot was considered to be righteous? When asked to give over of the two angels, Lot responses by offering has own daughters. It seems wrong to offer your daughters, he should have just said no. Lot also was unwilling to leave the city when he was warned about the destruction. I feel that the wickedness of the city had rubbed off a little upon Lot. We need to be careful that the wickedness of this world does not rub off on us. Read your Bible and spend time in prayer each day to keep your way righteous.
Lot agrees to flee to Zoar, but was told not to look back. His wife did and turned into pillar of salt, we can see she was sad to be leaving. This left him with a wife, and his daughters without husbands. His daughters plotted to have sex with their father so that their family line could continue. We see that even his daughters have an evil side to them. All this shows me two things. First, that God punishes those who act wicked, with the people in Sodom, Lot's wife, Lot, and his daughters. And secondly, that wickedness can rub off on the righteous. We need to protect ourselves from the wickedness of the world.
Verse of the day: " So teach us to number our days, That we may present to You a heart of wisdom." - Psalm 90:12
For your reading:
The Bible in One Year: Ezekiel 22-23 and 1 Peter 1
Daily Bread: Psalm 42
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